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Posted 2009-07-01 12:44 AM (#180055 - in reply to #179979)
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57burb - 2009-06-30 4:02 PM

I took the wagon to a little car show in Arlington last weekend, kind of a hot drive (right at 100* at 7:30) but had a lot of fun. It's crazy how much attention the beater gets.

Ordered some chrome aircraft style seat belts for it. Heard a horror story on the Hamb about a guy whose '56 Buick door opened on a turn and dumped his girlfriend out, killing her.

Never had any problems with my door latches, but I don't want to be "that guy" forever.

Also got a set of those helper spring things for it. Not sure it's going to help much, but when you start getting 4+ people in the car, the driveshaft will rub. I'd like to get a STIFF stock height spring for it, but the only options I'm seeing are custom made and that's a little pricey. Still may do it.

oh my... thats not a nice story... dad went around a huge roundabout once and mums door flew open, i think we were more worried that the door would get damaged, i never imagined that you could fall out and die... my goodness... adriana

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Posted 2009-07-01 9:00 AM (#180087 - in reply to #179979)
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57burb - 2009-06-30 3:02 PM

I took the wagon to a little car show in Arlington last weekend, kind of a hot drive (right at 100* at 7:30) but had a lot of fun. It's crazy how much attention the beater gets.

Ordered some chrome aircraft style seat belts for it. Heard a horror story on the Hamb about a guy whose '56 Buick door opened on a turn and dumped his girlfriend out, killing her.

Eaton Springs has them , or can make them upon request .Called them this week , said they have over 20k blueprints . Single mainleaf is like 112.00 per side and a complete already built set is 479.00 a pair w/ 65.00 shipping , and thats with a 1 week turnaround .

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narleycharlie - 2009-07-02 6:00 AM

Eaton Springs has them , or can make them upon request .Called them this week , said they have over 20k blueprints . Single mainleaf is like 112.00 per side and a complete already built set is 479.00 a pair w/ 65.00 shipping , and thats with a 1 week turnaround .

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Posted 2009-07-03 4:07 PM (#180364 - in reply to #165059)
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While we had some real heavy rain here, in The Netherlands, Neil had a beautiful day up in Bishop CA.
His car is finally back on the road and he asked me to post some pics, and a short story. Have a happy 4th of July and here goes:

...I got my car back from the trannie rebuild shop, 2 days ago, and the car seems to be operating/shifting just fine (after having the car be towed to that shop, in early February).

The shop specializes in Chubbie stuff or modern MoPar, so it was tough getting them to do the job, part-time/after hours, etc...

So, I paid them $2.8K, for their also replacing the rear main seal, overhauling-servicing the driveshaft with new bearings and Ujoint- stuff, and installing the rubber dust boot (that I had found), and their attempting to get a 340 windage tray to fit my car---didn't quite fit, altho it is do-able; just got tired of their repeated attempts to make it fit.

So, here's some pics taken today, along with a couple undercarriage-detail shots that I took, at their secondary-remote shop.

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Posted 2009-07-03 4:27 PM (#180367 - in reply to #180364)
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Thanks, Jim!

There was an additional view of the engine, taken from the passenger's side of the car, which might show the "MoPar"
decal that I applied to the Delco battery, along with the "Tar Topper" battery 'toupee' (fake-cover).

That shot might also show the XJ-Jag viscous fan clutch (looks just like the OEM-style) along with the 7-blade mid-60's MoPar
fan, which reportedly is/was a Hemi-item.

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Posted 2009-07-03 4:41 PM (#180368 - in reply to #180367)
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No driveline boot in the back? Where did you get the one for the front?

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Posted 2009-07-03 4:58 PM (#180370 - in reply to #180368)
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Nope; no rear dust-covers for the rear U-joint; the front 'trunion' joint has some greased bearing cups which
need to be protected.

These rubber "dust cover"-boots are regularly sold on the evilpay, either individually, or, as part of a front-only, or,
as part of a complete front-and-rear, u-joint overhaul kit.

Note that the clamps holding both ends are installed at 180-degrees separation, for better balancing;
trick.

Right now, on the 'Pay, a rubber boot is only being sold as part of a complete front-and-rear overhaul kit, but
these boots are expected to be re-popped, again, soon, and to appear on the market in the relatively near future.

Atlas Obsolete and Kanters & Bernbaum(?) usually stocks them.

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Posted 2009-07-03 5:26 PM (#180376 - in reply to #180367)
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d500neil - 2009-07-03 10:27 PM There was an additional view of the engine, taken from the passenger's side of the car

Repaired that, in the original message above.

Posted 2009-07-03 5:44 PM (#180378 - in reply to #165059)
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Got tired of tripping over stuff in the garage, so I decided to rip out the dealer installed A/C under dash unit ( since it didn't work anyway ) and test fit - install the swivel seats and Chrysler 300 floor counsol I had picked up for customizing my '59. ( now if I could just find a tach to fit a 3 1/2" hole ) I like how it looks... but I know folks will weight in.

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Posted 2009-07-04 5:54 PM (#180458 - in reply to #165059)
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^Why not? I think it looks kind of cool. Dare to be different?

No, seriously I think that fits perfect. It`s like a dream car that Exner never would of thought off?
Me myself has been sanding the Imperials quarterpanels to get it primered soon as possible, can`t wait to get on the road this summer...

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Posted 2009-07-04 6:57 PM (#180460 - in reply to #180378)
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Bart_59_Dodge - 2009-07-03 5:44 PM

Got tired of tripping over stuff in the garage, so I decided to rip out the dealer installed A/C under dash unit ( since it didn't work anyway ) and test fit - install the swivel seats and Chrysler 300 floor counsol I had picked up for customizing my '59. ( now if I could just find a tach to fit a 3 1/2" hole ) I like how it looks... but I know folks will weight in.

I think that looks sweet!!! 59 Dodge interiors are pretty awesome though, they really capture that mid century modern look that I really dig.

I have never commented on this thread! So today I took my 57 to a car show 50 miles away that I have never been to before. It was one of those shows where they close off the main street of an old ohio town. Out of 500 cars mine was the only FL there besides a real nice salmon colored 56 Imperial. Needless to say, my Belvedere drew a crowd all day long! I like these kind of shows best, because its not just car people walking by looking at your car. I love hearing the stories about "the one my dad owned when I was kid" or "the one I wrecked in high school" even if their facts are less than accurate on the car. I also really like when I am arriving or leaving because everybody just stops and stares! Just like it says in the owners manual lol! FL cars are the best!!!

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Posted 2009-07-05 8:41 PM (#180544 - in reply to #165059)
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OK, Only back from Hols Friday, Done a High School Prom with Both the 59 Dodge and 59 Chrysler.......... Today went to a Local Cruise about 40 Miles away. Including the Dodge there were 7 FLs in total.. I will post PICs later as it is gonw 1.00am here and i am pretty drunk and Tired,, But the cars were,, 59 Dodge,,, 60 Plymouth ,, 58 Belvedere, 58 Desoto,, 55 Windsor,, 59 Belvedere and a 60 Dodge.

Very Cool for a Local Cruise over here in the UK......... PICs to follow Later........

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Posted 2009-07-05 9:24 PM (#180550 - in reply to #165059)
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Lookie what I just sniped off ebay for that 300 console... This is gonna be SWEET. !!!!

It's a vintage Sanyo TACHRAD AM/FM Radio in pristine working order,
that looks like a Tachometer. and it'll fit right into that 300 console.

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Posted 2009-07-05 11:04 PM (#180554 - in reply to #165059)
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Spent the weekend with my wifes parents, sisters, and their kids. Had a nice BBQ and went to the fireworks to celebrate! Kids talked me into a joy ride in the old buggy. They didn't want to pose for any pictures but the car was not as shy. Happy independence day everyone!

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Posted 2009-07-06 3:03 PM (#180596 - in reply to #165059)
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Looking GOOD 56 Royal. I hope mine looks as good when it's oout on the street again.

I did finally figure out the reason I had soo much trouble getting the stainless steel moulding across the top of the windsheild to fit and install. The windsheild replacer had pushed the gasket too high on the pinch weld. So I was able to reinstall it , the instrument panel the interior reveal mouldings and the new park light lenses this weekend. All in all, a Happy Fourth of July

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Posted 2009-07-06 7:41 PM (#180640 - in reply to #165059)
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Since this thread started it's safe to say I've put a coat of wax on my car almost every day. My wife will vouch for that. (:

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Posted 2009-07-07 3:55 AM (#180700 - in reply to #165059)
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Every day?

You sure there's any paint left or is it you'd rather coat that baby in wax?

Serious - wax is still a rubbing compund. Just be careful.

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Posted 2009-07-07 5:42 AM (#180703 - in reply to #165059)
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I fixed up my generator - there's nothing so bad, that it cannot be made better!

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Posted 2009-07-13 10:08 PM (#181306 - in reply to #180703)
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I dropped the fuel tank in my blue '59 Plymouth wagon. I siphoned out seven gallons of gasoline, then removed the tank. The radiator shop relining is going bad after all these years.

I plan to send the tank to Moyer Fuel Tank Renu. Hopefully, it will be a more permanent solution, as they sand blast the tank both inside and out.

K.

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Posted 2009-07-19 12:52 AM (#181827 - in reply to #165059)
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Installed the original fixed AM radio, parked it in the driveway, grabbed a couple of cold ones and some sunflower seeds then sat in the car and listened to the Rockies play some baseball with my seven year old daughter. Freakin sweet!

Posted 2009-07-19 9:09 AM (#181842 - in reply to #165059)
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last week i picked up my newly straightened stainless and had someone else here to give me a quote to paint my sub... and today i bought my forwardlook wagon (oscar) and my sister's ap5 valiant (audrey) a friend... my new ap6 safari wagon daily driver (who is yet to be named)... cheers adriana

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Posted 2009-07-19 10:26 AM (#181848 - in reply to #165059)
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Actually, it took me a couple of days - stripped the trunk from old silencer/undercoat gunk and brushed all the surface rust. With next to bare metal, I gave it a coat of primer and a top coat. Got me some yards of carpet and made a template out of plastic foil so I could cut and sew the carpet to a snug fit - looks ok to me, even if it's not the "correct" carpet.

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Posted 2009-07-19 6:21 PM (#181915 - in reply to #181848)
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FROM NEIL..............
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Had the opportunity to exercise Horrie today, on Company Time (at
$0.70/mile), so took these
couple shots to amuse a few of you, and to amaze the rest...

Those white things, out there, are clouds. We don't get to see them very
often, here.

Don't worry about the speedo reading; at an indicated 55mph, the 2.76:1
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Posted 2009-07-20 2:34 PM (#182008 - in reply to #181915)
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Lets see, I was working on my running hot issue, changed the plugs to a colder plug and installed a
high flow 180 thermostat, took the car for a 30 minute ride and all went fine, temp gauge running
in the middle....

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Posted 2009-07-20 8:06 PM (#182032 - in reply to #181915)
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Rebels-59 Coronet - 2009-07-19 6:21 PM

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Don't worry about the speedo reading; at an indicated 55mph, the 2.76:1
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around 70 mph.

Sure...... get off the road grandpa!!! LOL!

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Posted 2009-07-20 10:59 PM (#182063 - in reply to #165059)
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We are getting both Dodges ready for a car show in the local mountains, 8000 feet elevation.
Fortunately both Dodges run cool and always have, and the 64 has had both a 426 and now a 413 engine, wife also had a 66 Coronet 500 with a 383 4 barrel and it never overheated ----so, soo- much for the theory that these "B block wedges run hot". The 59 has a 400 engine with a hot cam, dual 4's , 3 core radiator and a "Mickey mouse"---and I mean really mickey mouse regular fan (Not electric) and no shroud, yet the car always runs cool, can idle along 3 to 5 mph , in the heat of the summer and rarely see it get more than halfway on guage. That is the good news, the bad is the 59 had some vital fluids under it after I parked it yesterday--antifreeze grrrr. I was hoping it was the top hose connection as that was where it was leaking from even added a 2nd clamp, but still drip drip, I happened to push on that metal fitting that the hose connects to, and now the drip turned into a pour---Not good but I still thought relatively inexpensive fix just to have that thing resoldered. Not so, radiator had to come out and the leak was between the top tank and the radiator core---so after having that fixed, plus a new flex hose (to get rid of the mickey mouse hose that was there before (due to the factory AC in the car), and a new thermostat as the engine took forever to come to normal operating temp, New antifreeze etc etc etc, I ended up kissing about a quarter of a 1000 dollar bill , goodbye. Oh well, sure rather have that happen in my garage than half way up a mountain.
Tomorrow we finish waxing the 64 and start in on the 59

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Posted 2009-07-21 1:27 AM (#182078 - in reply to #165059)
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Wizarz Nice renovaited generator, it's the small details that make it so good .

I got som truble with one lifter, so yesterday I start to screw apart carburetor, intake and to evening I take the R/side top.
I believe that governance is too narrow, the start after the engine was really hot after several hours of cruising, I turned the engine and when I started again, so began the "knock" metallic sound.

So Carlo have a "new" rebuilt top so I go to change. Hope the work being finsh soon

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Posted 2009-07-23 5:37 PM (#182399 - in reply to #165059)
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I drove it until it literally ran out of gas.

This photo was taken right before that happened.

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Posted 2009-07-25 8:59 PM (#182665 - in reply to #165059)
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Bought this for my Interrior..... I go pick it up tomorrow.

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Posted 2009-07-25 9:11 PM (#182667 - in reply to #182665)
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Bart_59_Dodge - 2009-07-25 8:59 PM

Bought this for my Interrior..... I go pick it up tomorrow.

Went to a Car Show today (do that every Saturday), won me a plaque this time.

Posted 2009-07-25 9:25 PM (#182669 - in reply to #182667)
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I love the look of that car with the brows painted, It's BAD A$$ for sure.

Posted 2009-07-25 9:34 PM (#182670 - in reply to #182669)
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Bart_59_Dodge - 2009-07-25 9:25 PM

I love the look of that car with the brows painted, It's BAD A$$ for sure.

Thanks Bart, but im sending in more chrome again this winter and I think im going
to get the eyebrows chromed.... my wife wants them to stay black..... now im
feeling undecided......

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Posted 2009-07-25 10:20 PM (#182676 - in reply to #165059)
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Nice Greg!

I got all my door glass, window chanells and belt stripping put in today. It's pretty cool to have windows!

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Posted 2009-07-25 11:52 PM (#182678 - in reply to #165059)
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It was kinda sad watching it happen. I stripped every possible usable part. It only weighed 2100 pounds on the scale today. I wish I could have saved it, but the rust was really, really bad.

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Posted 2009-07-26 6:06 AM (#182691 - in reply to #165059)
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I don't see much rust on that Imp-body though.
Why didn't you cut the fins off and make another $500,- with those on a benchseat orsomething?

Posted 2009-07-26 6:45 AM (#182694 - in reply to #182678)
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macedon - 2009-07-25 11:52 PM

It was kinda sad watching it happen. I stripped every possible usable part. It only weighed 2100 pounds on the scale today. I wish I could have saved it, but the rust was really, really bad.

bad rust? where? oh, this is so sad to see... i wouldnt care what condition it is in, i dont like seeing pics of cars meeting there demise, i get all nostalgic and think of when it would have been all shiny and new sitting in a dealership or special ordered to someones taste, cruising around in its hey day serving its new owner... and then i wonder what went wrong along the line for this to be the end result while others are still kicking in restored or unrestored condition... to me no two cars are the same, each has its unique beginning, option list, life/ story... i just think its sad thats all... adriana

Posted 2009-07-26 6:49 AM (#182695 - in reply to #182667)
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Bart_59_Dodge - 2009-07-25 8:59 PM

Bought this for my Interrior..... I go pick it up tomorrow.

Went to a Car Show today (do that every Saturday), won me a plaque this time.

im usually all for originality but my votes goes to leaving it black... how do you like the '59 plates? ive wanted to get a set of 1961 ones for ages... happy with yours? adriana

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Posted 2009-07-26 7:35 AM (#182697 - in reply to #182695)
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Mean,t to Post this Last Saturday..
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1959 "White Lightnin "

SOLD IT

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Posted 2009-07-26 8:48 AM (#182701 - in reply to #182691)
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Oh trust me it was rusty. The roof was even rusted through. It had been "restored" a while back with foil tape and bondo in the trunk, rockers, doors, quarters, decklid, hood, fenders. The more I got into it the more rust I found. I gave up when I found the B pillars rusted through.

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Posted 2009-07-26 9:16 AM (#182704 - in reply to #182667)
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59CRL - 2009-07-25 9:11 PM

Bart_59_Dodge - 2009-07-25 8:59 PM

Bought this for my Interrior..... I go pick it up tomorrow.

Went to a Car Show today (do that every Saturday), won me a plaque this time.

VERY COOL Greg!! Bout time, as your car deserved it....I'm kinda partial to the black eyebrows too...LOVE that CHROME!!

macedon

Posted 2009-07-26 10:04 AM (#182710 - in reply to #182691)
Subject: Re: What did you do to your FL car today?

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BigBlockMopar - 2009-07-26 5:06 AM

I don't see much rust on that Imp-body though.
Why didn't you cut the fins off and make another $500,- with those on a benchseat orsomething?

I didn't like having to scrap it. But cutting the fins off a FL car is like cutting the tusks off of an elephant. Not cool.

Edited by macedon 2009-07-26 10:05 AM